Big Shot
Big Shot is a pneumatically powered tower ride. It was the world's highest amusement ride in terms of overall elevation above ground level, but has since been surpassed by the Sky Drop ride atop the Canton Tower in Guangzhou.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Strat and X-Scream.
The Strat
Hotel
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The Strat is a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It includes a 1,149-foot-tall observation tower, the tallest in the United States.
X-Scream
Amusement ride
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X-Scream is a ride at the top of the Strat SkyPod in Las Vegas, Nevada. At a height of approximately 866 feet, the world's third highest amusement ride, located on top of The Strat. The name of the ride is a play on the word extreme.
Sahara Las Vegas
Hotel
Photo: Johnwalton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sahara Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Meruelo Group. The hotel has 1,616 rooms, and the casino contains 50,662 square feet. Sahara Las Vegas is situated 1,900 feet south of Big Shot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 18b The Las Vegas Arts District and Winchester.
18b The Las Vegas Arts District
Neighborhood
18b The Las Vegas Arts District is located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The district includes art galleries, clothing and antique stores, restaurants, bars, and breweries.
Winchester
Town
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Winchester is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States that contains part of the Las Vegas Strip. It is one of a number of CDPs in the unincorporated urbanized area directly south of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas
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Situated in the midst of the southern Nevada desert, Las Vegas is the largest city in the state of Nevada. Nicknamed Sin City, Las Vegas and its surrounding communities are famed for their mega-casino resorts, often lavishly decorated with names and themes meant to evoke romance, mystery, and exotic destinations.
Big Shot
- Type: Drop tower
- Description: amusement ride, opened 1996, on top of the Stratosphere Las Vegas tower
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Clark, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.14741° or 36° 8′ 51″ northLongitude
-115.15553° or 115° 9′ 20″ westOpen location code
85864RWV+XQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4670120040OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=drop_towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q4906330
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Shot” goes by many names.
- Korean: “빅 샷 (놀이기구)”
- Korean: “빅 샷”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stratosphere Tower and The Strat Thrill Rides.
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